Tracking pre-seed and seed rounds that close in India every week
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AI co-scientist for research across life sciences, physics and chemistry, with open-source tools for intelligent task execution. Part of the Accel Atoms AI Cohort 2026. The company will receive up to $2M in funding, split equally between Accel and the Google AI Futures Fund. It will also receive $350K in credits across Google Cloud/Gemini/DeepMind. Founded in Oct 2025, SF based. The founders are both American. David (Caltech '05; Caltech PhD '10), Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, was Co-Founder & CEO of NuProbe, Inc. (advanced diagnostics) and is also the Founder & CEO of Biostate AI (AI to predict individualised health changes); Co-Founder & CTO Timothy (Georgia Institute of Technology PhD '15) was Head of AI at Biostate, prior to which he was Head of AI & Data Science at Matterworks (predictive biology).
AI-native streaming platform, i.e. an OTT for AI-generated movies and shows. This offers a new way for creators to reach audiences directly. The platform has released a number of trailers so far (Shivaji, Mahabharat, Gangs of Mexico, for example) which are trending well on social media. Part of the Accel Atoms AI Cohort 2026. The company will receive up to $2M in funding, split equally between Accel and the Google AI Futures Fund. It will also receive $350K in credits across Google Cloud/Gemini/DeepMind. Founded in Oct 2024, SF based. Founder & CEO Harshit (Dartmouth College '22) spent a year at EY.
Applies AI to manufacturing procurement by interpreting technical drawings and automating RFQ and sourcing decisions for OEMs and suppliers. Part of the Accel Atoms AI Cohort 2026. The company will receive up to $2M in funding, split equally between Accel and the Google AI Futures Fund. It will also receive $350K in credits across Google Cloud/Gemini/DeepMind. Founded in Oct 2025, a remote team which is SF/India/Mexico based. Founders: CEO Vineeth was Head of Products for Tech Mahindra's factory of the future initiative, and is ex-Deloitte and Accenture; President Suri (University of Ottawa '83) is also ex-Tech Mahindra (Global Head - Cloud Services); Head of Europe Christoph (UW Foster '98) built co-working business Jagolofts in Germany for seven years.
Autonomous agents for SAP and ERP maintenance, reducing manual L1/L2 support and ticket resolution time. Part of the Accel Atoms AI Cohort 2026. The company will receive up to $2M in funding, split equally between Accel and the Google AI Futures Fund. It will also receive $350K in credits across Google Cloud/Gemini/DeepMind. Founded in Sep 2025, SF based. Founders: CEO Rebhav (BITS Pilani) was on the investments team and subsequently an EIR at Antler, where he co-founded Interface AI (dispute management for CPG brands); CTO Aditya (also BITS Pilani) was at PYOR (Web3 analytics) for a year and was also a co-founder of Interace AI.
Preventive pain-care startup for musculoskeletal health, which provides educational content, online pain assessment tools and expert-led interventions, as well as a product range. Its solutions include posture support, orthotic support (i.e. externally applied devices to correct deformities), and pain relief and recovery products. It has created over 1,000 pieces of educational content, and served 60K customers so far. It is also launching The Physio Edge, a certification program for early-career physiotherapists, aimed at bridging the gap between academic training and real-world clinical practice. ₹5CR seed round. Angels include Yogesh Kabra (XYXX), Rishubh Satiya (Plix), Rohit Chawla and Sifat Khurana (Innovist), Shayamal Vallabhjee. Founded in Oct 2024, Bangalore based. Founders: Vikram (IIT Kharagpur '11; IIM Bangalore '15) was at bigbasket for six years, most recently as National Marketing and Growth Head for bbdaily; Neha (Maharashtra Institute of Technology '11; Tata Institute of Social Sciences '15) was at KMPG for almost seven years.
Semiconductor company which focuses on gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology. GaN is a type of semiconductor element known for its larger band gap compared to silicon. A larger band gap makes this a more stable material, which can higher power and temperature but needs more energy to conduct. The company designs and manufactures GaN materials (wafers) and electronic components, primarily for radio-frequency (RF) applications in telecom, defence and power electronics. $2.6M seed-extension round. Its seed round was in 2024. Founded in Dec 2019, Bangalore based. The company has seven founders - CEO Hareesh Chandrasekar, CTO Digbijoy Neelim Nath, Madhusudan Atre, Mayank Shrivastava , Shankar Kumar Selvaraja, Srinivasan Raghavan, and the late Dr. Muralidharan Rangarajan. The late Dr. Rangarajan served as the CEO of the Gallium Arsenide Enabling Technology Centre from 2006-09 and as the Director of the Solid-State Physics Laboratory at DRDO from 2008-15. CEO Hareesh (Ramaiah '08; Indian Institute of Science '16) has a PhD on Gallium Nitride materials & devices, followed by postdocs at the University of Bristol and The Ohio State University.
Private label produce (grains, pulses, spices, seeds and dry fruits) for small and medium kirana stores, which enables them to have their own private labels and compliant packaging, backed up by an efficient supply chain, logistics and intelligence. The company sources produce from the best farms, processes its at reputed factories, then undertakes QC, cleaning and sorting, packaging, labelling (for the brand or store) and delivery in 24 hours. $1.6M seed round. Founded in Sep 2022, Mumbai based. Founders: Bhavin (Podar College of Commerce and Economics; Welingkar Institute of Management) is a third generation wholesaler from Mumbai (Prasaar Foods and Shri Jayraj Foods), and a Partner at Wholescale (tech-enabled distributor for retail stores); co-founder Umang's family own a grocery store in Mumbai. Mentored by Hemendra Mathur (Bharat Innovation Fund/ThinkAg).
Tech-enabled retail omnichannel partner helping global fashion and lifestyle brands enter and scale in India through market-entry strategy, eCommerce, merchandising and supply chain support. $1.6M pre-seed round. Will focus on onboarding its first brand partners, and building out its tech and operational infrastructure. Founded in Mar 2026, Bangalore based. Founders: CEO Rajesh (Univ. of Bombay '94) spent over 15 years at Arvind Mills (most recently as CEO of Global Sourcing Solutions), was Co-Founder & CPO at FREECULTR, followed by ~six years at Myntra Jabong (VP for the marketplace and omni business) and two years as CMO at Ajio; COO Louis (Maastricht University '13) was at H&M for 11 years, including as CFO for India and South Korea, and is a board advisor at Grape Town (AI and peer-led fashion recommendations).
Agentic AI driven financial operations platform for CFO teams, that automates AP, AR and treasury workflows in mid market companies. Early pilots are demonstrating lower FX costs, improved cash flows and faster settlement times. $2M round led by Endiya. Founded in Dec 2025, Hyderabad and Seattle based. Founders: CEO Prudhvi (BITS Pilani '13; University of Cincinnati '16) started out with engineering roles at Tejas Networks and Intel, before stints at CrowdStrike and Confluent; co-founder Sankalp (BITS Pilani '14; Columbia '15; Harvard MBA '20) was an R&D Engineer at Bloomberg in NY and Engagement Manager at consulting firm Keystone AI in Boston.
AI-powered, video-first learning platform for competitive nursing entrance exams undertaken by close to a million nurses in India each year, for highly paid roles here and around the world. The company replaces rote learning in offline centres, PDFs and recorded lectures with an AI mentor, 1,400 hours of exam-aligned content, mock exams and individual performance tracking to drive superior exam results. This allows nurses to get access to government jobs and global placements which pay ₹1–5 lakhs per month, i.e. up to 10x entry-level private sector roles in india. 100K nurses have used the platform within 10 months of launch. India is the world's largest supplier of healthcare workers along with facing an increasing shortage at skilled professionals at home. $1.5M seed round led by Lumikai, the third in the interactive learning space after Supernova (AI tutor for spoken English) and Vobble (interactive AI-first audio platform for kids). Jodhpur based. The founders, Prince, Utkarsh and Gourav, are doctors who started NPrep while completing their MBBS at AIIMS Jodhpur.